The Mind Misgives Early Evening Performance

Mermaids

Mermaids' Freshers' Drama Festival Presents The Mind Misgives by Addie Silva

12/02/2026 18:00 - 12/02/2026 19:00

The Barron (at the Byre) Theatre

Maggie, an English major whose idea of "true love" comes from the toxic romance normalised by classic literature, falls for Theodore, a classmate who manipulates her into committing arson as a symbolic expression of their tortured romance.

Content warnings: implied suicide/death, suggested use of fire/arson, toxic relationship, suggestive content, physical violence, emotional manipulation, mental illness/psychotic episode.

Approximate runtime: 45 minutes